Written questions

Asylum: Finance

Commons · Question 33002 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many top-up payments have been made to Asylum Support Enablement Cards in each week since 4 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Mar 2025

The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of asylum seekers or dependents who appear to be destitute or are likely to become destitute within a prescribed period, while their asylum claim is being considered.Details of what...